{{nydis3congtoc}}{{tnr}}The [[New York's 3rd Congressional District|3rd congressional district of New York]] held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.

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{{nydis3congtoc}}{{tnr}}The [[New York's 3rd Congressional District|3rd Congressional District of New York]] held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012.

[[Steve Israel]] was re-elected on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Elections/New York ''ABC News'' "2012 General Election Results"]</ref>

[[Steve Israel]] was re-elected on November 6, 2012.<ref>[http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Elections/New York ''ABC News'' "2012 General Election Results"]</ref>

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|Primary date=June 26, 2012

|Primary date=June 26, 2012

|Primary=New York had a [[Closed primary|closed primary]] system, meaning only registered members of a particular party could vote in that party's primary.

|Primary=New York had a [[Closed primary|closed primary]] system, meaning only registered members of a particular party could vote in that party's primary.

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|Voter registration=Voters had to register to [[Voting in the 2012 primary elections|vote in the primary]] by June 1. For the [[Voting in the 2012 general elections|general election]], the voter registration deadline was October 12, or October 26 in person.<ref>[http://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingDeadlines.html ''New York State Board of Elections'' "Voting Deadline Page," Accessed June 30, 2012]</ref>

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|Voter registration=Voters had to register to [[Voting in the 2012 primary elections|vote in the primary]] by June 1, 2012. For the [[Voting in the 2012 general elections|general election]], the voter registration deadline was October 12, 2012, or October 26, 2012 in person.<ref>[http://www.elections.ny.gov/VotingDeadlines.html ''New York State Board of Elections'' "Voting Deadline Page," Accessed June 30, 2012]</ref>

|State=New York

|State=New York

|Incumbent=The incumbent was [[Peter T. King]] (R), who was first elected to the House in 1992. Due to [[Redistricting in New York|redistricting]], King ran in [[New York's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012|New York's 2nd District]] in 2012, and 2nd District incumbent [[Steve Israel]] (D) ran for the 3rd District seat. }}

|Incumbent=The incumbent was [[Peter T. King]] (R), who was first elected to the House in 1992. Due to [[Redistricting in New York|redistricting]], King ran in [[New York's 2nd Congressional District elections, 2012|New York's 2nd District]] in 2012, and 2nd District incumbent [[Steve Israel]] (D) ran for the 3rd District seat. }}

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==Election Results==

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==Election results==

===General Election===

===General Election===

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==Impact of redistricting==

==Impact of redistricting==

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[[File:New York's 3rd Congressional District Before and After the 2010 Census Redistricting.jpg|link=http://nycd2011.ballotpedia.censusviewer.com/client|thumb|450px|[http://nycd2011.ballotpedia.censusviewer.com/client Map of the 3rd congressional district of New York] before and after the [[Redistricting in New York|2010 redistricting]]. Click on the link for an interactive map of the congressional districts in New York. For an interactive map of the districts prior to the 2010 Census, click [http://nycd2001.ballotpedia.censusviewer.com/client here].]]

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[[File:New York's 3rd Congressional District Before and After the 2010 Census Redistricting.jpg|link=http://nycd2011.ballotpedia.censusviewer.com/client|thumb|450px|[http://nycd2011.ballotpedia.censusviewer.com/client Map of the 3rd Congressional District of New York] before and after the [[Redistricting in New York|2010 redistricting]]. Click on the link for an interactive map of the congressional districts in New York. For an interactive map of the districts prior to the 2010 Census, click [http://nycd2001.ballotpedia.censusviewer.com/client here].]]

::''See also: [[Redistricting in New York]]''

::''See also: [[Redistricting in New York]]''

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The [[New York's 3rd Congressional District|3rd District]] was re-drawn after the 2010 Census. The new district was composed of the following percentages of voters of the old congressional districts.<ref>[http://www.censusviewer.com/district-maps/2012/08/new-york-congressional-districts-comparison-2001-2011/ ''Moonshadow Mobile's CensusViewer'' "New York's congressional districts 2001-2011 comparison"]</ref><ref>[http://www.votermapping.com ''Labels & Lists'' "VoterMapping software voter counts"]</ref>

The [[New York's 3rd Congressional District|3rd District]] was re-drawn after the 2010 Census. The new district was composed of the following percentages of voters of the old congressional districts.<ref>[http://www.censusviewer.com/district-maps/2012/08/new-york-congressional-districts-comparison-2001-2011/ ''Moonshadow Mobile's CensusViewer'' "New York's congressional districts 2001-2011 comparison"]</ref><ref>[http://www.votermapping.com ''Labels & Lists'' "VoterMapping software voter counts"]</ref>

[[File:NY3.jpg|thumb|300px|This was the 3rd congressional district prior to the [[Redistricting in New York|2011 redistricting]].]]

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[[File:NY3.jpg|thumb|300px|This was the 3rd Congressional District prior to the [[Redistricting in New York|2011 redistricting]].]]

On November 2, 2010, [[Peter T. King]] was re-elected to the [[United States House]] for a tenth term. He defeated Howard A. Kudler ([[Democratic|D]]).<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2010election.pdf ''U.S. Congress House Clerk'' "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"]</ref>

On November 2, 2010, [[Peter T. King]] was re-elected to the [[United States House]] for a tenth term. He defeated Howard A. Kudler ([[Democratic|D]]).<ref>[http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2010election.pdf ''U.S. Congress House Clerk'' "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010"]</ref>

Fusion voting

New York is one of eight states that have "electoral fusion" -- which allows more than one political party to support a common candidate. This creates a situation where one candidate will appear multiple times on the same ballot, for the same position. Electoral fusion was once widespread across the United States, but is now commonly practiced only in New York.

Opponents of fusion voting argue that the process results in dealmarking to ensure that patronage is rampant.[4] Proponents maintain that fusion voting allows for minor parties to actually make a difference during the election, allowing voters the opportunity to vote for a minority party platform but still affect the general election result.[5]

Candidates appearing in the general election will be listed below with colored dots corresponding to any party they will represent on the ballot.

Candidates

Note: Election results were added on election night as races were called. Vote totals were added after official election results had been certified. For more information about Ballotpedia's election coverage plan, click here. If you find any errors in this list, please email: Geoff Pallay.

Following the results of the 2010 Census, New York lost two congressional seats, bringing its total number of representatives down from 29 to 27. According to a report in the Washington Post political blog "The Fix," New York was one of the top 10 redistricting battles in the nation.[11]

The 3rd District was re-drawn after the 2010 Census. The new district was composed of the following percentages of voters of the old congressional districts.[12][13]

"Party advantage" is the percentage gap between the two major parties in registered voters. "Change in advantage" is the spread in difference of party advantage between 2010 and 2012 based on the congressional district number only.

District partisanship

FairVote's Monopoly Politics 2012 study

In 2012, FairVote did a study on partisanship in the congressional districts, giving each a percentage ranking (D/R) based on the new 2012 maps and comparing that to the old 2010 maps. New York's 3rd District became more balanced because of redistricting.[15]

2012: 50D / 50R

2010: 53D / 47R

Cook Political Report's PVI

In 2012, Cook Political Report released its updated figures on the Partisan Voter Index, which measured each congressional district's partisanship relative to the rest of the country. New York's 3rd Congressional District had a PVI of D+3, which was the 165th most Democratic district in the country. In 2008, this district was won by Barack Obama (D), 55-45 percent over John McCain (R). In 2004, John Kerry (D) won the district 54-46 percent over George W. Bush (R).[16]